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Will IE6 be the next NT4?

1st October 2009 All penetration testers will remember the long tail of Windows NT 4.0, and how this operating system continued to be used long past the point when security updates stopped at the end of 2004. For many years the presence of an unpatchable NT4 server was a common issue in a penetration test report, and it is only now, almost five years after security support ended, that finding an NT4 system on a network is becoming a rare event. Read More

One in four web applications susceptible to high risk security flaws

7th September 2009 NTA Monitor has reported a 10% increase in the total number of web applications found to have at least one high-risk security issue... Read More

Organisations facing a changing threat landscape

20th July 2009 According to NTA Monitor's 2009 Annual Security Report, the average number of Internet security vulnerabilities is on the rise... Read More

The Return of the Insider Threat

1st July 2009 When NTA started security testing twelve years ago, the main focus was on the insider threat. There were many reports with statistics showing that most security breaches were due to insiders. By contrast there was very little focus on the external threat via Internet and third-party network links. Back then many companies did not even have a firewall. Read More

June 2007

Welcome to June's edition of Internet Security News, the monthly risks bulletin detailing the latest Internet software and system vulnerabilities from NTA Monitor, a leading IT security testing company. It provides a convenient way to keep up to date with the fast changing world of IT security; this month's edition includes a total of 10 risk issues: 2 High, 1 Medium, 1 Low and 6 Informational .

Microsoft's May patches

(High risk) Microsoft has issued patches for seven critical vulnerabilities in its latest Patch Tuesday 1st June 2007 Read More

Multiple Mac OS X flaws fixed

(High risk) Multiple Mac OS X flaws have been fixed, some of which could permit the exposure of sensitive information, DoS attacks or data manipulation 1st June 2007 Read More

Multiple vulnerabilities found in Cisco's IOS FTP

(Medium risk) Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Cisco's IOS FTP server, successful exploitation of which could result in an attacker bypassing security, launching a DoS attack or gaining system access 1st June 2007 Read More

Sun Microsystems DoS vulnerability

(Low risk) A DoS vulnerability has been found in Solaris, Sun's UNIX OS, which is caused by an integer signedness error 1st June 2007 Read More

Google AdWords hacked

(Informational) Google has admitted that its AdWords service has been hijacked by hackers looking to spread malware 1st June 2007 Read More

Junior doctor applicants' details accessible by all

(Informational) Following two security lapses, the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS) site was taken offline at the beginning of May 1st June 2007 Read More

MoD satellite hacked by British hackers

(Informational) A Ministry of Defence satellite has been hacked by a group of British hackers 1st June 2007 Read More

NTA's latest report says IT security has improved

(Informational) NTA Monitor's 2007 Annual Security Report has revealed that 32% of UK organisations tested had critical vulnerabilities that are widely known and actively exploited by hackers, compared to 61% in 2006, indicating that companies have improved their security posture in the last year 1st June 2007 Read More

Online visa application unsecured for a year

(Informational) The online visa application website for Indian citizens wishing to travel to the UK was left insecure for a year, exposing up to 50,000 people's details 1st June 2007 Read More

Use of weak encryption allowed TJX theft

(Informational) TJX recently revealed that over 45 million of its customers' card details had been stolen but wasn't sure how - until now 1st June 2007 Read More

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